Authentically fresh. authentically regional.

We make our award-winning and biologically appropriate foods with fresh regional ingredients.

ORIJEN’s Fresh Regional Ingredients mirror Mother Nature, supplying nutrients in their freshest, most natural and nourishing form.

Our DogStar Kitchen is located in the heart of Kentucky’s dynamic agricultural community where fertile farmlands, rolling grasslands, and Appalachian ranches provide inspiration for our foods and access to fresh ingredients through specialty farmers we know and trust.

Responsibly farmed, ranched, or fished by people we know and trust, our ingredients are delivered to our kitchen FRESH or RAW.

Fresh: Our fresh ingredients meet the AAFCO standard of refrigeration as the sole method of preservation. Raw: Our raw ingredients are the same as our fresh, but are frozen at the peak of freshness to preserve nutrients

Meet our trusted fresh regional ingredient suppliers

Fresh Grass-Fed Lamb

Kentucky farms

Farmers like Fabian and Robin of Colibri Sheep Farms in Georgetown, Kentucky raise our grass-fed, preservative-free lamb naturally. Our lamb arrives fresh or raw in WholePrey ratios, so it’s loaded with tender goodness and a savory flavor.

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Yorkshire pork

American Farms

Our pork is humanely raised by farmers like Doug of Willow Hill Farms. Containing no artificial preservatives, our Yorkshire pork is delivered fresh or raw, bursting with protein and natural goodness.

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Fresh Free-Run Chicken

Kentucky Farms

Our chicken is raised free-run on regional farms by people we know and trust, like Greg of Hefton Farms in Hanson, Kentucky; and arrive at our kitchen fresh or raw, and preservative-free.

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Cage-Free Eggs

Kentucky Farms

Supplied by trusted farmers like Zach of Cal-Maine Foods in Central City, Kentucky, our cage-free eggs are packed with nourishing protein and fat.

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Fresh, Raw and Wild-Caught Saltwater Fish

New England

Wild-caught by fishermen we know and trust, like Eoin of Norpel Fisheries in New England, our Atlantic herring, mackerel, yellowtail flounder, silver hake, and monkfish are delivered fresh or raw, and loaded with essential DHA, EPA, and Omega-3 fatty acids, rich with nourishing fish protein.

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Fresh Whole Vegetables

Kentucky Farms

Our pumpkin, butternut squash, carrots, and greens are grown and harvested by people we know and trust, like Robin and Scotty of Cedar Valley Farms in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Our vegetables arrive at our kitchen fresh, whole, with no added artificial preservatives, and loaded with soluble fiber and natural antioxidants.

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Fresh Whole Fruit

Kentucky Orchards

Sun-ripened in Kentucky orchards, our Red Delicious apples and Bartlett pears are delivered fresh, whole, and with no added artificial preservatives by people we know and trust, like Bill of Jackson’s Orchard in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Botanicals

Hart County, Kentucky

Grown exclusively for ORIJEN by people we know and trust, like John of Roundstone Native Seed in Upton, Kentucky, all ORIJEN botanicals are delivered fresh or gently air-dried.

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Biologically Appropriate

Fresh Regional Ingredients

Never outsourced